TIPS & MEAL SCHEDULE
- Continue breastfeeds if child is being breastfed.
- Continue formula feeds but try to stop bottle feeds and switch to sippy cups/beakers.
- Stop “sleepy-time feeds.”
| Time | Indian Options | International Options |
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| 7:00 AM |
Fruits such as banana / papaya / cantaloupe etc. |
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| 8:00 AM (Breakfast) |
1-2 medium idlis / 1 dosa / 1 bowl upma or poha / 1 paratha (hand-mashed).
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1-2 slices of bread + 1 egg + 3-4 tsp steamed vegetables (hand-mashed).
+ 1 cup (150 ml) formula milk or Pediasure |
| 11:00 AM (Mid-Morning) |
¼ roti soaked in 1/3 bowl cooked lentils OR 2/3 bowl broken wheat porridge + 1/3 bowl lentils (hand-mashed).
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1 slice of bread / 2/3 bowl pasta with 1/3 bowl legumes or beans (hand-mashed).
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| 2:00 PM (Lunch) |
2/3 bowl rice + 1/3 bowl lentils/meat/legumes + 3-4 tsp family vegetables (hand-mashed).
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2/3 bowl rice / pasta / noodles with 1/3 bowl cooked legumes / beans / meat (hand-mashed).
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| 5:00 PM (Evening) |
1-2 medium idlis / 1 dosa / 1 bowl upma or poha / 1 paratha (hand-mashed).
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1-2 slices of bread + 1 egg + 3-4 tsp steamed vegetables (hand-mashed).
+ 1 cup (150 ml) formula milk or Pediasure |
| 9:00 PM (Dinner) |
½ roti / 7-8 tblsp cooked rice + 1/3 bowl lentils/meat + 3-4 tsp vegetables from the family’s usual food – hand-mashed.
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7-8 tblsp cooked rice/ 2/3 bowl pasta/noodles + 1/3 bowl cooked legumes / beans* / meat + 3-4 tsp vegetables from the family’s usual food – hand-mashed.
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Note: Legumes/beans – green gram / black-eyed beans / kidney beans / Turkish gram / chick peas soaked overnight and cooked with sautéed onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, pinch of black pepper, salt (other seasoning such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves optional).